Hair curling



June 19, 1956 N. LUTZ HAIR CURLING Filed July 21, 1954 INVENT OR UniteMy invention relates to hair curlers particularly adaptable for andemployment by individuals using the popular home permanent wavinglotions, said curling invention is especially designed to produce anespecial type of curl, namely a round curl, such as the pin-curl, and ifpermanented in the position of which said curling invention holds lockof hair, will effect a curl that will need no pinsetting the duration ofpermanent.

The home permanent waving method requires a number of curlers to coverthe entire head with curls, customarily known as hair blocking, whichmeans blocking off a certain amount of hair strands to form a lock ofhair to enclose or wrap on one curler at a time. This curling inventionis so devised as to be no larger than a quarter (twenty-five cent piece)in size affording room for its partner curlers covering the head.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel and useful featuresof construction such as being quickly manipulatable from open to closedposition and vice versa.

Another object therein lies in the provision of structure of a classdescribed as light in weight, plastic or aluminum, which is light,rigid, and will not distort with use.

A still further object herein lies in the provision of means forapplying waving lotions, also for drying if desired.

Another feature of this invention lies in the pronged base peg holder,allowing the lock of hair to be wound closer to the scalp.

Another feature is the rough surface below hinges of peg which affords aholding grip for lock of hair.

Yet another feature is the revolving peg whereon the lock of hair iswound making manipulation easier.

Another feature also lies in the hinged bifurcated peg which after thecage or covering is in place, said pegs snap down against cage orcovering, holding cage or covering in place.

Another feature are the little knobs on cage or covering structure toact as brakes, to prevent pegs from slipping, which event would loosenlock of hair enwrapped.

Another feature is when the lock of hair is enclosed in said curlinginvention said curling invention then assumes disc like position againsthead, affording no discomfort or unsightliness.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the present invention willbecome apparent from the following detailed description, taken inconjunction with the accomtates Patent Figure 4 is a top plan view ofthe cage employed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is an elevation of the cage element, viewed from the bottom ofFigure 4.

Figure 6 is an elevation of the cage element, viewed from the right handside of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is an elevation of the hair curler assembly illustrating themanner in which it is initially associated with a lock of hair tocommence formation of the pin 0 curl.

panying drawing showing one preferred embodiment of Figure 8 is anelevation of the hair curler assembly illustrating its condition whenthe pin curl is completely formed on the assembly.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view of the spindle element with the basethereof shown in section to illustrate the construction by which thespindle is journalled on the base.

Figure 10 is a perspective view illustrating the condition of thespindle element and cage element in assembled position prior to rotationof the pivoted peg sections into locking position.

Figure 11 is a top plan view of the pin curler assembly illustrated inthe condition shown in Figure 8.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures, the pin curlerassembly consists essentially of two mating components, the spindleelement A illustrated in Figures 1-3 and the cage element B illustratedin Figures 46. The spindle element A is arranged to constitute a hairform about which the hair is wound to produce the pin curl, and to thisend comprises the bifurcated elongated cylindrical peg 1 and a base 2having four radial projections 2', each extending at right angles to theadjacent projections and all lying in the same plane. The bifurcated peg1 is divided into two halves by a slot 3 extending along a mediallongitudinal plane of the peg, and the upper portion of the peg isprovided with a pivot pin 4 by which the pair of pivoted peg sections Inand 1b of semicircular cross section are hinged upon the lower portionof the peg 1. The surface of the lower peg portion is knurled asindicated at 5 to increase the frictional contact with the lock of hairto be formed thereon. The bifurcated peg 1 is rotatably journalled inthe base 2 at the center of the base to permit the peg 1 to be freelyrotated relative to the base 2.

The cage B is adapted to be removably associated with the spindle toform an enclosure framework for retaining a curled lock of hair incurled position during the application of waving lotions and the like tothe curled lock of hair and subsequent setting of the lock to produce apin curl. The cage B consists of a framework mating with the base 2 ofthe spindle and includes four radial webs 7 corresponding with andadapted to be placed in alignment with the four radial projections 2' ofthe base 2. The radial webs 7 extend from an apertured central hubportion 8 to an upper outer circular rim 9 carrying four upstanding stopprojections 9 thereon in alignment with the axes of the radial Webs 7.The side framework of the cage is formed by downwardly projecting webs7a connecting with a lower circular rim 9a corresponding to the uppercircular rim 9, the lower rim 9a, however, being omitted between oneadjacent pair of side webs 7a to form a relieved sector 10 for theadmission of the lock of hair.

In the use of the assembly to form a lock of hair into a pin curl, thespindle A is positioned with the base 2 against the scalp and the end ofthe lock of hair to be curled is drawn upwardly between one pair of theradial projections 2' of the base 2 and inserted into the slot 3 0 ofthe peg 1. The end of the lock of hair is held in the slot 3 of the peg1 while the peg is rotated relative to the base 2 to Wind the lock ofhair into a curl upon the peg 1. During this stage of the operation, thecage B is completely removed from the spindle A.

After the lock of hair has been wound upon the peg 1 in the manner justdescribed, the cage B is fitted over the spindle A with the aperturedhub 8 of the cage receiving the peg 1, and the cage is shifteddownwardly upon the peg 1 until the lower rim 9a of the cage is broughtinto juxtaposition with the ends of the radial base projections 2. Careshould be taken that the webs 7 of the cage B are in alignment with theradial base projections 2 and that the relieved sector 19 of the cagecorresponds with the portion between the adjacent radial baseprojections 2 between which the lock of hair is drawn. The two pivotedpeg sections la and 1b are then pivoted in opposite directions asillustrated in Figures 8 and 11 into abutment with the stop projections9' on the cage B which restrains any further relative movement betweenthe cage B and the spindle A and thereby prevents loosening of the hairlock wound upon the spindle.

After all the hair is enclosed in curling assemblies of the typedescribed, waving lotion is then applied through the openings betweenthe framework of the cage by means of an eye dropper or moistenedcotton. After the hair is set and the curling assembly is removed fromthe curl, the ends of the locks of hair which were projected into theslots 3 should be snipped off since curvature imparted to the endportion of the lock of hair will not conform to the remaining portion ofthe curl.

While only one preferred embodiment has been particularly shown anddescribed, it is apparent that various modifications may be made in theinvention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, and it isdesired, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereonas are imposed by the prior art and are set forth in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A hair curler assembly for forming pin curls and the like from a lockof hair and retaining the lock in curl form during application of wavingcompositions thereto comprising a spindle element including a basemember adapted to be positioned against the head of the user and havinga central hub portion and a plurality of radial projections extending ina common plane from said hub portion, a peg member having a longitudinalslot opening through one end thereof for reception of the end of a lockof hair, means rotatably journalling the other end of said peg member inthe hub portion of said base member with said peg member disposedperpendicular to said common plane, means pivotally connecting endportions of the pair of leg sections defined by said slot with theadjacent portions of said peg intermediate the ends of said peg, and anopen framework cage element adapted to be removably associated with saidspindle element comprising an upper circular end bounded by a dependingperipheral flange adapted to form with said base an open frameworkcylinder for enclosing and retaining in curled form a lock of hair woundabout said peg, said flange having a relieved sector corresponding inextent to the space between one adjacent pair of projections to definean entrance for the admission or" a lock of hair into said cage, andsaid pivoted leg sections being pivotable in opposite directions tooverlie the upper end frame of said cage element when said cage elementis in mated position with said spindle element to restrain said cageelement against removal from said spindle element.

2. A hair curler assembly for forming pin curls and the like from a lockof hair and retaining the lock in curled form during application ofwaving compositions thereto comprising a spindle element including abase member adapted to be positioned against the head of the user andhaving a central hub portion and a plurality of radial projectionsextending in a common plane from said hub portion, a peg member having alongitudinal slot opening through one end thereof for the reception ofthe end of a lock of hair, means rotatably journalling the other end ofsaid peg member in the hub portion of said base member with said pegmember disposed perpendicular to said common plane, means pivotallyconnecting end portions of the pair of leg sections defined by said slotwith the adjacent portions of said peg intermediate the ends of saidpeg, a cage element adapted to be removably associated with said spindleelement, said cage element comprising a circular upper end including acentral apertured hub adapted to be fitted over said peg and radial webslying in a common plane parallel to the plane of said projections andcorresponding to said projections extending from said hub to an annularrim coaxial therewith, a peripheral flange depending from said rimcomprising an open framework having a relieved sector at the edgethereof remote from said rim corresponding in extent to the spacebetween one adjacent pair of said projections to define an entrance forthe admission of a lock of hair into said cage, said cage elementforming an open framework cylindrical enclosure with said base member torestrain a lock of hair wound upon said peg in curled condition, andsaid pivoted leg sections being pivotable in opposite directions tooverlie the upper end of said cage element when said cage element is inmated position with said spindle element to restrain the cage elementand spindle element in assembled condition.

3. The combination recited in claim 2 wherein upstanding stop lugsproject upwardly from said upper end of said cage element at selectedpositions about the circumference thereof for engaging said pivoted legsections when positioned to overlie the upper end of said cage elementand restrain said peg member against rotation relative to said pegelement.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,173,872 Barnes Sept. 26, 1939 2,593,544 Davis et al. Apr. 22, 19522,672,147 Freeland Mar. 16, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 688,349 Germany Feb.19, 1940

